Hammerhead Shark Pictures

A scalloped hammerhead shark swims off the coast of Cocos Island. This species can grow to 14 feet in length. Its larger cousin, the great hammerhead, can grow to 20 feet and weigh over 1,000 pounds. There are nine recognized hammerhead species, all of which are found in tropical waters throughout the world.

Hammerhead Shark Pictures

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1A scalloped hammerhead shark swims off the coast of Cocos Island. This…2A great hammerhead shark in the northern Bahamas. The hammerhead's pec…3Some hammerhead species travel in large schools of up to 500 sharks or…4Juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks patrol Hawaii's Kane'ohe Bay at n…5Hammerhead sharks have disproportionately small mouths. They do most o…6The hammerhead shark is one of only a few animals that can get a tan f…7Many hammerhead species gather around seamounts (mountains rising from…8The most popular places to see hammerheads in the wild include the Coc…